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It's almost restaurant week in New York city!!! And now, you can make reservations on opentable here. Hurry because you know how fast it fills up! Bon Appetit.

The "Real" Devil Wears Prada

Like every good New Yorker, my news sources consisit of either New York Magazine or the Post. While reading my Monday updates, I was shocked to learn that Anna Wintour has a documentary coming out next month titled "The September Issue." If you do not know who Anna Wintour is, you should be ashamed of yourself. For those of you who are as fascinated by her life as I am and secretly try and stalk her during fashion week, then this is the documentary for you. Apparently she refers to Jennifer Garner as looking "pregnant" and says other mean nasty terrible things..while wearing Chanel, of course. Learn more here.

The Invention of Lying

Confession: I am addicted to celebrity blogs. Even the boring ones that only talk about how they had sushi for lunch and it was REALLY GOOD! But my all-time favorite celebrity blog is Ricky Gervais' (Gervais's?). I think he's a comedic genius. Up there with Eddie Izzard. So, naturally, I've been on the edge of my seat waiting for the trailer to his new movie The Invention of Lying to come out. Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill! I might have a heart attack. And that's no lie.

Culture: Get some.

In a city that sleeps only slightly less than NY (thanks to that pesky 2am last call), it becomes all too easy for a gal to spend all of her evenings at bars and clubs. Since checking TMZ.com every few hours doesn't really count when it comes to being "cultured", I like to visit the theatre, museum or random live music event every now and then so that I can make myself feel more interesting. Case and point: Independent Theatre.

Thanks to an awesome friend who had an extra ticket, I got to see Love, Humiliation & Karaoke, a one-man, autobiographical show about everything from singing trannies to online dating. Unfortunately for San Franciscans, Thursday was the show's last night in the city, but luckily for New Yorkers it will be heading to the Midtown International Theatre Festival in late July.

Added bonus: even if you can't make LHK, there's a solid 3 weeks of independent theatre to be had at the festival. I figure you can claim to be cultured for a solid 14 days after seeing a play.

Favorite Song Friday

So, technically it's still Thursday out on the Left Coast (for another 45 minutes), but I didn't want to miss favorite song Friday again. Today's song is in honor of my moving from the 'burbs to the heart of San Francisco.

courtesy Rhettandlink

Here's to my very own de-luxe apartment in the sky.

Shoe Sale? UMMM..I Die.

I found something to make Lko forget that date faster than Michael Phelps can swim (no, I'm being serious). Nine West is having an amazing shoe sale! And I mean AMAZING. Everything is not only slashed up to 50%, but many shoes are marked down an additional 20% at checkout. AND the shoes are super cute. AND they throw in free shipping. Someone pinch me??? I just ordered a couple pairs online, but my favorite will be these. I have been wanting to try the new gladiator trend for awhile, and the amazing prices persuaded me to do it. Okay, quick, go check it out!! I'll update everyone once my boxes of shoes arrive in the mail (sqeal!!!).

Third time was NOT the charm.

Gentlemen,

A word of advice. If you have exchanged a few emails with a gal... say, one you met through an online dating service... and you say, "would you like to grab a drink after work sometime?", and she agrees, PLEASE at least OFFER to pay for her drinks and dinner. You can even use it as a test . Any woman who is worth a darn will put up a fight and insist on paying for her fair share. But we at least like to think you're willing to pay!

Also, please note that this has nothing to do with being shallow. A girl (even independent girls of 2009) wants to know the guy she's with will take care of her if she needs him to. Not offering to pay on a first date kind of sends red flags. It's the simplest form of showing you're a gentleman (aside from the whole opening doors thing).

So, there are my 2 cents for today. I would've given more, but I had to split the bar tab last night.